Pantaloons-stretcher.



PATENTED NOV. 7, 1905.

S. F. GARY. PANTALOONS STRETGHER.

27% Inventor.

Attorneys APPLICATION FILED JAN.31,1905.

I. Z 27 4* m UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PANTALOO'NS-STRETCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. '7, 1905.

Application filed January 31, 1905. Serial No. 243,535.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, SAMUEL FREDERICK CARY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Mount Vernon, in the county of-Knox and State ofOhio, have invented a new and useful Pantaloons-Stretcher, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improved stretchers'for pantaloons, and hasfor its object to simplify and improve the construction and increase theutility and efiiciency of devices of this character.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

1n the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like designat ingcharacters, is illustrated the preferred form of embodiment of theinvention capable of carrying the same into practical operation, itbeing understood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto,as various changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage ofthe parts may be resorted to without departing from the principle of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved devicewith the standard extended. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same withthe standard distended. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail perspective view ofthe standard-joint. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail of thecoupling mechanism of the clamp members.

The improved device comprises a standard formed in two parts 11, unitedintermediately by a hinge 12 and provided at the ends with clamp members13 14, rigidly connected thereto. The standard member 10 is providedwith a slot or recess 15 next the hinge 12, and the standard member 11is provided with a tongue 16 for entering the cavity when the.

parts 10 11 are disposed in longitudinal alinement, as in Fig. 1. Themember 10 is provided with transverse apertures 17, extending throughthe recess 15, and the tongue 16 is provided with an aperture 18 forregistration with the apertures 17 when the parts 10 11 are in closedposition, as in Fig. 1, the apertures to receive a locking-pin 20 tocomplete the rigid 'coupling of the parts, as will be obvious.

Hinged at 21 to the rigid coupling member 13 is a movable couplingmember 22, and hinged. at 23 to the rigid coupling member 14 is amovable coupling member 24.

The free ends of the movable clamping members 22 24 are provided withdetaching coupling means, whereby they may be connected to the rigidmembers 13 14, and as these coupling means are duplicates the samereference characters are used for llke parts in each.

The coupling means comprise sockets 25 in the outer sides of the members22 24 at their free ends, through which clamp-bolts 26 pass, theclamp-bolts each having a lateral foot 27 at one end and a handle 28 atthe other end, the lateral foot for passing through elongated apertures29 in the adjacent portions of the rigid members 13 14.

The bolts 26 are each provided with spaced shoulders 30 31 and with aspring 32 betweenthe outer shoulder and seated in the socket 25 andexerting its force to maintain the bolt yieldably in outward position.By this'simple means the members 13 and 22 and the members 14 and 24 maybe quickly coupled by rotating the bolts 26 by their handles 28 untilthe feet 27 are lengthwise of the apertures 29, when they will readilypass therethrough, and then by turning the bolts until the feet aretransversely of the members 13 14 the coupling is complete. The springs32 permit a certain degree of yieldableness be tween the parts, as willbe obvious.

The adjacent faces of the members 13 14 and 14 24 are preferably linedwith felt or other flexible material, as at 34, to increase the grip andprevent injury to the fabric of the garments held between them.

The members 13 22 will preferably be longer than the members 14 24 tocorrespond to the difl erence in width between the upper and lowerportions of the pantaloons.

When a pair of pantaloons is to be stretched, the pin 20 is removed topermit the parts 10 11 to be buckled or disposed in the. positionillustrated in Fig. 2. The lower portions of the garment are thenclamped between the shorter members 14 24 by the clam p-bolt, as beforedescribed, and the upper portion clamped between the members 13 22 inthe same manner and stretched to a certain extent. The members 10 11 arethen forced into a longitudinally-aimed position and the pin 20 againinserted in the apertures, this action exerting a very strong stretchingforce upon the garment, as will be obvious.

The device is simple in construction, can be inexpensively manufactured,and operate effectually for the purposes described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In apantaloon-stretcher,-a standard in two portions hinged at their adjacentends, means for detachably locking said standard portions inlongitudinal alinement, clamp members rigidly connected to the free endsof said standard portions and provided with elongated apertures at oneend, movable clamp members hinged to the opposite ends of the rigidclamp members, and clamp-bolts movably supported in the free ends ofsaid movable clamp members and provided with laterally-extendingterminals for passing through said elongated apertures when the clampmembers are closed.

2. In a pantaloon-stretcher, a standard in two portions hinged at theiradjacent ends, means for detachably locking said standard portions inlongitudinal alinement, clamp members rigidly connected to the free endsof said standard portions and provided with elongated apertures at oneend, movable clamp members hinged to the opposite ends of the rigidclamp members, clamp-bolts movably supported in the free ends of saidmovable clamp members and provided with laterallyextending terminals forpassing through said elongated apertures when the clamp members areclosed, and springs supporting said bolts yieldably in extendedposition.

3. In a pantaloon-stretcher, a standard in 35 passing through saidmovable clamp members 45 and the sockets disposed thereon and providedwith spaced shoulders upon opposite sides of said movable clamp membersand of said sockets and provided with transversely-extending feet at oneend for passing through said elon- 5 gated apertures in said rigid clampmembers,

and springs seated in said sockets and bearing against the adjacentshoulder on said bolt.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in 5 5 the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL FREDERICK GARY. Witnesses:

W. E. GRANT, J. A. SCHAEFFER.

